“Rainy days and Mondays always get me down…”  …and can really just plain be a drag sometimes. Especially after having a beautiful, fun weekend with gorgeous weather. It just makes you a wee bit sad and a bit grumpy and just not wanting to go all-out making something complicated. (*Song is by one of …

  I sure wish we had a local fair, because I would really love to enter this pie! I don’t know if it would win anything, but we sure think it deserves a Blue Ribbon! 😉 😀 Huckleberries fast became my favorite go-to berry after my hubby introduced them to me. I sure had been …

  Ok, I’m letting out a secret. And it’s a good one! 😀 Secrets sometimes need to be shared, and this is one of those exceptions! 😉   Everyone ALWAYS had me bring the deviled eggs because they said mine simply were the best. Nothing fancy-schmancy about them. But they are ULTRA creamy. Like none …

Ever dreamed of having a Victorian-style backyard garden tea party with little finger sandwiches, fresh fruits and cheeses, homemade jams and crumpets, tiny desserts, and sweet tea served in jelly jars? I would’ve loved to have had one! I was in to “Victorian” years ago when I had a Victorian-style farmhouse back in Indiana that I …